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The Astronomers Without Borders global community is at the heart of everything we do. Bringing the community together through astronomy fosters friendship, understanding, and good will. Programs and activities are made possible by the participation of AWB members.

Member Reports

Street astronomy in all but name ! Before the castle Scharstein our first date was in the street astronomy series , which we carry out this year instead ! Thanks to the experienced team of logistics was a breeze ! The guests were thrilled and the unconventional way to bring astronomy to the people worked perfectly . more pictures are here: http://www.auriga.co.at/wordpress/?p=110 Read More...

This is the link to an older page on the participation of Sirius at GAM 2010 in the wake of IYA2009 http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/projects/global-astronomy-month/gam360/members-blog/366-gam-2010-in-constantine-algeria.html Read More...

In Ghana we organized events for each Saturday in April, all held at the Ghana Planetarium in Accra. On April 7 th , around 10 people attended our launch of GAM, where they watched the GAM 2012 trailer plus the wonderful timelapse video “Astronomers Paradise”. Sarah then used Stellarium to give a presentation on the planets and constellations that should be visible during April. A Planetarium show followed, but afterwards it was not clear enough for telescope viewing, although we were fortunate in seeing the ISS fly by! On April 14 th , around 20 people attended our “Yuri's Night”... Read More...

Special day with People with Disabilities. Under the initiative of the Association APIMC, a team from Sirius has animated an Astronomy program at Sétif in Middle Algeria. This highly succesfull multifaceted event brought smiles and new expertise to young kids with disabilities. We are Sirius are proud to have worked hand in hand with the APIMC Association to bring some unforgettable moments to young students. Mourad Hamdouche, Fares Boudechiche; Imene Aymeur Setting up the exhibit Giving talks Lessons on drawing planets Outdoor activities Let us be all the Solar System Our Mother Earth Special day with People with Disabilities. Under... Read More...

25 th April Pupils took part in the astronomical observations of sun - sunspot and prominences, and at the show the night sky (Jupiter, Venus, the Moon). People involved approx. 50 They also, participated in a photo competition "Earth and Sky" and sent the drawings to a competition organized group of ARISS Poland "We fly to the moon and back to Earth. Time is short, but you can join! " Students were involved to international project developed by NASA for schools - "MoonKAM Grail" We made animations showing “ Grail probe flying across the moon' based on images obtained from... Read More...

17 th April 2012 As part of an international month of astronomy in our school was held a for students from junior high school and for students of 4 and 5 classes of primary school. Students of classes I – III of primary school attended art competition called "Cosmos". Approx. number of pupils involved: 40 Organizer: Zespol Szkol Miejskich Nr 3, Jaslo, Poland Read More...

Date: 2th to 28th April 2012 Time: 08:00-14:00 every day Event Location: Computer lab or school yard of the School no 14 "Ion Tuculescu", Craiova, Romania Event Description: - Constellations: PowerPoint Presentation of the Constellations, Drawing activities, WebQuest about Constellations, SF Essays of the 5th to 7th grade students. - Eyes on the skies-video presentation -Build a spectroscope- practical activity -Astronomical observations and on-line astronomical observations These activities are part of the educational program "The Magic Sky" included in a European eTwinning partnership . Approx number of people Attended: 100 Organisers of the Event: School no 14 "Ion Tuculescu",... Read More...

ANIC Asociación de Niños Indagadores del Cosmos COLOMBIA. Casa Real de Guaduas. Cundinamarca Colombia. For centuries the life of men on earth was intrinsically linked to the behavior of the stars in the sky. All planting, any construction of a village, or the design of a strategy of war, was determined by the majestic path of the stars in the universe. Modernity and vertigo have made modern man, seduced by someone hard to what happens beyond the skyscrapers. And That was the purpose which was the fifth festival, rediscover that "we are all one" and that in the dance of... Read More...

Evening astronomical On the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin , first man in space on 12 April 2012, Science Club of Guerrara in Algeria, presented this evening astronomical about this great achievement in human history And presenting the most important developments in astronomy with the astronomical observation of the moon , Saturn and Mars. Presentation: (billal ben salah) Observation : (Med Aissa Moussa) thank you for all. Read More...

Bad weather has spoiled almost all events for the GAM 2012! Only the 28/04/2012 was marked by good weather. We invited our guests to enjoy the stars on deck chairs , with a cool drink and smart music. At the same time April 28 was also the Austrian Astronomy . Therefore, there was something to celebrate twice . Not only the visitors welcome , we were able , even the planets Venus , Mars and Jupiter were there . Later still deep sky objects joined them and everything was perfect . Up until the early morning hours we had put... Read More...

National contest : "In search for the disappeared stars " a national competition to help learning the names and positions of the constellations and stars and to increase the awareness about light pollution issues. - UNAWE workshops : Several UNAWE workshops were organised. Altair club in Beni Mellal : - Mirfak club in Temara : Sirius club in Ait Melloul : Mizar and Meissa clubs in Ben Smim : - Observing sessions : Sirius club during Saturn Watch : Altair club during the Science days in Moulay Slimane University in Beni Mellal : Global Star Party in Azrou : -... Read More...

Organized and Participated in a Public Viewing Session on Saturday, April 28th, at the Little Red School House in Willow Springs, IL. Had 43 visitors, and viewed the Moon, Venus, and Mars, even though it was mostly cloudy. ~Jeff Read More...

"GAM2012 Report" Organized and Participated in a Public Viewing Session on Saturday, April 28th, at the Little Red School House in Willow Springs, IL. Had 43 visitors, and viewed the Moon, Venus, and Mars, even though it was mostly cloudy. ~Jeff Read More...

The forecast predicted awesome weather to come, which is why 24 members with 17 telescopes stood prepared for our visitors. In the afternoon we welcomed around 40 children to our Antares Kids event. Enthusiastically the children experimented and crafted models, collected “meteorites” and launched air rockets and “comets”. Meanwhile their parents enjoyed coffee and cake at our Astro-Buffet and observing the sun in white light and H-Alpha. Our radio telescope – the only one at an Austrian public observatory – also attracted a lot of interest. From 7 pm on we started our evening program. It got really crowded then... Read More...

GAM 2012 was a memorable month for all people who live in Sa'adat-shahr .Observing the sky with different groups of citizens,families,students,teachers,doctors,... in Global Astronomy Month 2012 . Since besides improving astronomy ,one of the goals of Astronomers Without Borders is to develop world peace through the programs such as " 30 Nights of StarPeace" in GAM 2012 under the motto One People*One Sky , Astronomical Society of Pasargad Sky has decided to have inauguration of Global Astronomy Month 2012 near the tomb of a man who wrote the first human right's constitution on a cylinder which is called "The Cyrus... Read More...

18 months ago, I started making my "Eyes on the Sky" night sky videos for beginning / intermediate amateur astronomers to help them find things in the night sky under light polluted conditions. I always try to include naked eye, binocular and telescopic objects in every video. My goal has always been to highlight the problem of light pollution in some way in every video, and by expanding the audience of those who can see things in the sky - even from cities - I hope to have an impact on reducing light pollution. The problem has always been, "How... Read More...

The Philippine Astronomical Society in collaboration with the National Museum Planetarium co-celebrated Global Star Party last April 28, 2012 at the Planetarium grounds and at the Rizal Park in Manila. Approximately 70 warm bodies of different ages and walks of life joined the event . Clouds were scattered through the sky but nevertheless gave way to treat the visitors with a good view of the Moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn. Most of the participants were thrilled seeing these objects for the very first time. Park Visitors seeing Saturn for the first time. * Event Organizers : PAS and NMP* Enjoying... Read More...

WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY 2012 - April 28 space - x is a micro exhibition held in Colombo Sri Lanka on 29th and 30th April 2012 to give knowledge to the public on Astronomy and make them aware of the the importance of Astronomy for their lives. VISIT AW-EDUMEDIA Read More...

WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY 2012 THE PUBLIC NEEDS YOUR KNOWLEDGE SPECIALLY IN 2012 PLEASE GET KNOWLEDGE AND GIVE KNOWLEDGE AW JOIN HANDS WITH OFS (ORIGIN OF FUTURE SCIENTISTS) TO FOR THIS PURPOSE OFS ORGANIZES SPACE - X 2012 FOR THIS PURPOSE VISIT AW-EDUMEDIA Read More...